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'The Mandalorian And Grogu' Reportedly Awful

Filed under: PREDICTABLE CONSEQUENCES

May 22, 2026
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This movie is apparently very bad. Hollywood has forgotten how to write and Lucasfilm is lobotomized by San Francisco culture. As described, The Mandalorian and Grogu sounds like a blockbuster bomb scripted by a Star Wars fan fiction writer hired from a Tumblr resume. Critical Drinker calls it a “damp squib”. Structure, plot, and basic writing problems …

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